This next song is from one of the UK’s most pioneering blues singers, a brilliant songwriter and the master of many instruments. John Mayall’s music career has gone on for over five decades and in that time he’s produced an endless list of albums. He’s been a huge influence on the careers of so many famous musicians, way too many to list here… John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers had line ups of unbelievable talent at various times throughout the late sixties and they made some great albums.
This song, Mail Order Mystics, is from a 1993 album called Wake Up Call… it features the re-formed Bluesbreakers, and once more the line up on each song is impressive with Mick Taylor, Albert Collins and Buddy Guy putting in an appearance on some of the tracks.
I’ve got many of his records, the man is a legend.. No music collection can be complete without some of John Mayall’s stuff in it. I have to have some in the desert island collection so I’ll start with this… and I can’t believe that it was fifteen years ago when I bought this. Where the heck does the time go?.. time wouldn’t pass by so quickly on a desert island, and who’d want it to if you had music like this to fill in your days?
As a footnote to this, John Mayall was awarded an OBE in the 2005 honours list, and on receiving it he was quoted as saying “It’s the only major award I’ve ever received. I’ve never had a hit record or a Grammy or been in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.” … why? .. I find that unbelievable.
